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[[ | [[Canada|''Canada'']] > ''[[Portal:British Columbia|British Columbia]] > British Columbia History'' | ||
You will need some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. Records of these events, such as land and military documents, may mention your family. | You will need some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. Records of these events, such as land and military documents, may mention your family. | ||
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Your ancestors’ lives will be more interesting if you learn about the history they may have been part of. For example, in a history you might learn about the events that occurred the year your great-grandparents were married. | Your ancestors’ lives will be more interesting if you learn about the history they may have been part of. For example, in a history you might learn about the events that occurred the year your great-grandparents were married. | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
Some of the significant events for [[Portal:British Columbia|British Columbia]] include: | |||
Some of the significant events for [[Portal:British Columbia|British Columbia]] include: | |||
'''*1778:''' Captain James Cook claimed the coast for the British Isles. | '''*1778:''' Captain James Cook claimed the coast for the British Isles. | ||
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'''*1871:''' The Province of British Columbia was formed on 20 July 1871. | '''*1871:''' The Province of British Columbia was formed on 20 July 1871. | ||
'''*1885:''' The Canadian Pacific Railway line was completed to the coast. | '''*1885:''' The Canadian Pacific Railway line was completed to the coast. | ||
==Historical Sources== | |||
== Historical Sources == | |||
The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has some published national, provincial, and local histories. See the Locality Search of the [[Family History Library Catalog Surname Search|Family History Library Catalog Surname Search]] under: | The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has some published national, provincial, and local histories. See the Locality Search of the [[Family History Library Catalog Surname Search|Family History Library Catalog Surname Search]] under: | ||
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::CANADA - HISTORY [PROVINCE] - HISTORY | ::CANADA - HISTORY [PROVINCE] - HISTORY | ||
::[PROVINCE], [COUNTY] - HISTORY | ::[PROVINCE], [COUNTY] - HISTORY | ||
::[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] - HISTORY | ::[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] - HISTORY | ||
::[PROVINCE], [CITY] - HISTORY | ::[PROVINCE], [CITY] - HISTORY | ||
*''A Short History of Canada'' <ref> Morton, Desmond. ''A Short History of Canada''. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1983. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=614713&disp=A+short+history+of+Canada%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 971 H2md].)</ref> | *''A Short History of Canada'' <ref>Morton, Desmond. ''A Short History of Canada''. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1983. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=614713&disp=A+short+history+of+Canada%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 971 H2md].)</ref> | ||
*''The Atlantic Provinces: The Emergence of Colonial Society, 1712–1857'' <ref> MacNutt, W. S. ''The Atlantic Provinces: The Emergence of Colonial Society, 1712–1857''. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1965. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=382319&disp=The+Atlantic+provinces%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 971.5 H2mws].)</ref> | *''The Atlantic Provinces: The Emergence of Colonial Society, 1712–1857'' <ref>MacNutt, W. S. ''The Atlantic Provinces: The Emergence of Colonial Society, 1712–1857''. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1965. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=382319&disp=The+Atlantic+provinces%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 971.5 H2mws].)</ref> | ||
==Canadian Sources== | == Canadian Sources == | ||
Encyclopedias also include excellent articles on the history of Canada. Many books and articles on Canadian history are listed in these annotated bibliographies: | Encyclopedias also include excellent articles on the history of Canada. Many books and articles on Canadian history are listed in these annotated bibliographies: | ||
*''A Reader's Guide to Canadian History. I. Beginnings to Confederation.'' | *''A Reader's Guide to Canadian History. I. Beginnings to Confederation.'' <ref>Muise, D. A., ed. ''A Reader's Guide to Canadian History. I. Beginnings to Confederation.'' Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1982. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=364825&disp=A+Reader%27s+guide+to+Canadian+history%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 971 H23r v. 1])</ref> | ||
*''A Reader's Guide to Canadian History. II. Confederation to the Present.'' <ref>Granatstein, J. L., and Paul Stevens, eds. ''A Reader's Guide to Canadian History. II. Confederation to the Present.'' Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1982. (FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=364825&disp=A+Reader%27s+guide+to+Canadian+history%20%20&columns=*,0,0 971 H23r v. 2])</ref> | |||
=== Local Histories === | === Local Histories === | ||
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Bibliographies that list histories for some provinces are in the Locality Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] under: | Bibliographies that list histories for some provinces are in the Locality Search of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]] under: | ||
::[PROVINCE] - BIBLIOGRAPHY | ::[PROVINCE] - BIBLIOGRAPHY | ||
::[PROVINCE] - HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY | ::[PROVINCE] - HISTORY - BIBLIOGRAPHY | ||
==Sources== | |||
<references/> | == Sources == | ||
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[[Category:British_Columbia]] | [[Category:British_Columbia]] | ||